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HANOVER BAILEY.

- Cultvator.

No. 79,344. Patented June 30, 1868.

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@uiten ftatrs @anni @Hirte MAJOR E. HANOVER AND DAVID D. BAILEY, OF LAMOILLE, lLLlNOlS.

Letters Patent No. 79,844, dated June 30, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, Mnfron E. HANOVER and DAVID D. BAILEY, of Lamoille, in the county of Bureau, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cultivators; and we do hereby declare that 1 the fdllowing is a full, clear, and carac/t description thereof, which 'will enoblethosc skilled in Athe art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l'is a top view of ourimproved cultivator. y l

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same, taken through `the line :v x, iig. l.

Y Similar letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts. w

Our invention hasgfor its object to furnish an improved cultivato'r, easilyiand quickly adjusted, and e'ective in operation. Y v

And it consists in the combination and arrangement of the various parts of the machine, as hereinafter more fully described.

A are the wheels of the cultivator.V l

B is the axle, the middle part of which is raised up. Y Y

This may be done by making the axle B in three parts,bt and bz, the ends of the middle part b2 resting upon and being secured to the ends of the end parts'b, so that the plants being cultivated may pass beneath the said axle without danger of being broken. i

C is a frame, which is rigidly attached to the axlc\.B, and which is so formed that the plants may pass between the vertical-partsof the said frame without danger of being broken.

D are the hounds, the rear ends of which are piv'ted tothe frame C, a little in the rear of the axle'B, as shown in figs. 1 and 2.

The forward parts of the hounds D are adjustably secured to the front vertical bars cl ofthe frame C by lever-catches or hooks E, the ends of which enter holesformed in the said vertical bars c1, so that the relative I positions of the forward part of the frame C and the hounds vD may be changed at pleasure, thus regulating the depth at which the plows run in the ground, or lifting said plws entirely out ofthe ground, as may-be desired.

The lever-hooks or. catches 'E are piyoted to the forward rpart of the hounds'D, and their inner ends are slotted and overlap each other, as shown in iig. 1.

F is a coiled spring, thel forward end of which is attached to the forward part of the hounds, D, and the rearend to thc slotted' ends of the lever-hooks E, so as to hold the said hooks securely in p lace while locking' the said hounds and frame together.

To the slotted ends ofthe lever-hooks E is attached the forward end of the connecting-rod G, the rear end of which extends back into such a position as to 'be readily reached andkopcrated'bythe driver fromhis seat.

If desired, the inner sides of the vertical bars e1 maybe faced withmetal'plates; to prevent them from being worn by the action of the leverheoks,E. v

H'is the tongue, which is'attached to the hounds D inthe ordinary manner.

l I is the drivers seat, which is secured to-therear end ofthe r'ramerO, as s hown in figs', 1 and 2.

J are the inneror forward plows,.the standards K of which are secured to therollers L in such a way that they may be attached toeither. side of saidrollers, according as they may require tohe farther apart or nearer together. g

The journals of the rollers L work in the `lower ends ofthe vertical harsh1 and c2 of the frame C.

To the outer sides pf the rollers L are rigidly attached th'evlower ends of fthe bars M, vthenpprer ends of which are adjustahlypivoted to the'ends of the horizontal bar N, so that byfspreading'thc upper endsv of the bars M apart, or drawing them towards each other,the plows J may he moved towards or from each other, according to the distance itis desired to have :them apart.

O is a lever, the forward endof which is pivoted to the front cross-,bar of the frameC, which passes through a keeper attached to the middle part of the horizcntalibar-N,;and the rear end of which extends back into such a positiouthat it may bc conveniently reached andoperated by the driverfrom lhis seat, so that he may guide the plows J, as desired, in cultivating crooked rows-5 orv avoidingaineven hills.

P are the beams, to which the standardsS of the rear and middle plows R are attached.

The forward ends ofthe beams P are pvoted to the lower ends of the front vertical bars el ofthe frameC, andthey extend back obliquely, their-.rear ends inclining outward, so thatithc plows it will not follow cach other inI the same line.

T are angular brace-bars, one end of cachot' which is attached to the frame C, andfthei-r other ends' are attached to the axle B, as shown in gs. 1 andZ.

The middle partsbf the beams P are slotted, and through the slots thus formed arepassed the outer armsY vof the brace-bars T, to guide the said beams while'being moved up and down, 'to steady them when the plows are working, and to'keep them from swingingabout wliile the cultivator is being moved from place to place.

U are connecting-rods, the lower ends of which are pivoted tothe rear part of the beams P, and their upper ends are adjustably pivoted tothe rear end of the levers V.

The levers -V are pivoted to-,the upper part of the-rear vertical bars c2 of the frame C, and their forward ends are eonneeted'to the hounds D by the connecting-rods XV, as shown in the drawings.

X are' foot-rests, attached to the rear part of the beams P.

By this construction and arrangement of parts, the driver, by allowing his weight to rest upon `the seat I,

Aand drawing back the lever-hooksE, raises the plews by changing the relative position of the fogrward parts of the'frame C and hounds D. And byallowing'his weight to rest upon the beams P, and drawing back said hooks E, the plows may be lowered to any desired distance.

Al are elbow-levers, the angles of which are pivoted to the axle B, and the rear yarms of which are connected to each other by the connecting-rod B. l

To the other arms of the bent levers A are pivoted the rear ends of the draught-rods' Cl, which pass forward through slots inthe lower ends of the vertical arms D',l and to the forward ends of which the horses are attached- E is a horizontal bar, the middle part of which is attached to the forward end of the hounds D, and to the ends of which are rigidly attachedtho upperends of the arms D', which project downward vertically, and the lower ends of which are slotted for the reception ofthe draught-rods C', which areadjust'ably secured in place by pins passing through one or the other-oi` the holes ythrough the said slotted endsof the said arms D', as shownA iu iig. 2. i l

T his'eonstructionend arrangement serve both to equalize the forward draught and to remove the downward draught from the` necks of the horses.l

'Weclaim as new, and desire to seeureby Letters Patent- 1. The frame C, constructed and arranged substantially as herein shown and described, in combination with the axle B, as and for the purpose'set forth.

2. The combination and ar'rangement'of the pivotedoblique beams P, connecting-bars U, levers V, and connecting-rods W, with each other, and with the frame C and hounds D, substantially as herein shown and described, and'for the purpose set forth'.

3. The combination and arrangement of the hounds D, frame C, lever-hooks or catches E,`coiled or equiva lent spring F and operating-rod Gr, with each other, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

4. VThe combination of the, n,ngular or bent brace-bars T with the pivoted plow-beam P, axle B, and frame v C, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose'set forth.

5. The` bent levers A', p ivoted at their angle-points to the axle B, in combination with the eonnectinguod Biu rear of the axle BQdraught-'r'ods C', horizontal'bar E, hounds D, and slotted vertical arms D, all opcrat ing-as described for the purpose specied.

' Y MAJOR E. HANOVER,

DAVID D; BAILEY.

-Witnesses= WALTER DowNINe, C. F. HANovEx. 

